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| Maker(s): | Unknown | | Culture: | Oceanic; Melanesian
| | Title: | Mask
| | Date Made: | 20th century
| | Type: | Ceremonial
| | Materials: | Wood, pigment, shell, and natural fiber
| | Place Made: | Oceania; Melanesia; Malay Archipelago; New Guinea
| | Measurements: | Overall: 22 1/4 in x 12 1/2 in; 56.5 cm x 31.7 cm
| | Accession Number: | MH 1969.29.V.L
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Professor Marian Hayes (Class of 1925)
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Painted "bird-man" ceremonial mask. A small figure on the top with raffia decorations.
face with full female figure on forehead, painted white/orange over black, raffia in ears and nose, shells in eyes
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indigenous people Subjects:
Indigenous peoples Link to share this object record:
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